Living in the city and working in corporate America many people tend to loose sight of the amazing feeling of community. This is not always their fault it can be caused by many factors of life.

Leaving it all behind and hitting the trail for a few days, weeks or even months can restore that connection to community. What is community? Community happens when people connect or come together for a common purpose. You live in a community, your social networks are a community, and the trail is a community.

The trail community is incredibly strong and it’s magic is all over the place. You just have to look for it. The magic will find you when you need it most. This can be heard in so many people’s stories of trail magic.

Many of the best communities happen accidentally or out of random happenstance. Communities do not have to be large groups of people they can be small. No matter the size you will all connect in a way that will keep you connected for a long time.

If you are familiar of what I am talking about you have experienced trail magic and your own communities and instantly remember the people you met when and where. The stories will stay with you forever. Savor these communities and the people in them. Just remember that even the smallest gesture of caring may seem so little to you might be the world to others.